Leaving Orbit: Notes from the Last Days of American Spaceflight

Copyright

Copyright © 2015 by Margaret Lazarus Dean

This publication is made possible, in part, by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund, and through a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota. Significant support has also been provided by Target, the McKnight Foundation, Amazon.com, and other generous contributions from foundations, corporations, and individuals. To these organizations and individuals we offer our heartfelt thanks.

Published by Graywolf Press

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Published in the United States of America

ISBN 978-1-55597-709-2

Ebook ISBN 978-1-55597-341-4

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First Graywolf Printing, 2015

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014960047

Cover design: Kimberly Glyder Design

Cover photo: Personnel in the Launch Control Center watch the launch of Apollo 11, July 16, 1969. Kennedy Space Center Media Gallery, NASA.